Twine-holder.



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TWINE APPLICATION FILED AUG- 3, I914.

ASURKA.

HOLDER.

Patented Jan. 25, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH $0.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

ATTORNE YS.

CHARLES J. PASURKA, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TWINE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 25, 1916..

Application filed August 3, 1914. Serial No. 854,733.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHAnLEs J. PASURKA, a citizen of the United States,residingat Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Twine-Holders, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to twine holders and has, for its primary object,the provision of an improved device of that character, --which shallhave improved meanswhereby the passage of twine from the holder isarrested when the article isnot in use..

With the above and other objects in v ew, this invention consistssubstantially in the combination, ,arrangement and construction: ofparts, all as hereinafter described, shown H in the accompanyingdrawings which form a part of this specification and illustrate.

the preferred embodiment of the invention,

- and more particularly set forth in the subjoined claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the inventionillustrating the pos1- tion of the parts when the twine is not beingwithdrawn from the ball; Fig. 2, a

view, similar toFig. 1, with portions broken away and illustrating theposition assumed by the parts when twine is being drawn from the holder;Fig. 3, a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1; and F ig. 41, a sectiontaken on line 441 of Fig. 2. e

The frame-work ofthe present invention a is made up of a lower reach 10,centrally. up bent as at 11 to form a support for a ball of twine l2;up-rights 13 and 14 rising from the ends of the lower reach 10; and anupper reach 15 which, centrally of the uprights, is provided with atwine guide 16 and extends outwardly from the up-right 13 where itterminates in a second twine guide 17; A take-up weight 18, having atwine loop 19, is provided, preferably embracing the up-right 13 andguided thereby, and a lower twine guidealO is formed atthe-juncture oflower reach 10 and upright 13.

In the upper reach of the framework and between the guides 16andthe-upright 13 the upper reach 15 is down bent to form an upwardlyopening crotch 20 and an enlargement 21 below the point 22 ofthe crotch.A ring 28 surrounds the crotch 20 and is movable longitudinallythereof,the enlargement 21 is of a greaterwidth than the internal diameter ofthe ring 23, for which reason it forms a stop for the descentofw thering. Preferably the two twine guides 16 and 17 he at approximately thesame level, and, preferaoly also, the crotch 20 has its point 22 belowthat level. For a purpose to be described the crotch is inclined aslllustrated, with its lower end nearer upright let than its upper endis.

In the operation of the invention, the twine 1.2 is threaded through theholder in the manner illustrated in the drawings, whereby the free end.is carried first through the guide 16, then through the crotch 20, butbelow the ring 23, thence through the loo-p 19 of the take-up weight 18and thence through the guide 17, from which it passes to lower guide 10and depends therefrom asat 12 W hen twine is being withdrawn from theholder, the parts assume the positions illustrated in Fig. 2, whereinthe weight 18 'hasbeen drawn to the upper end of the upright 13 byreason of the taut condition of thetwine between the guides 16 and 17.This same taut condition causes a rise of ring 23 into contact with theupper reach oftheframe. This rise of thering to a position well abovethe point 22 of the crotch leaves the twine free to pass from I thespool 12 through all parts of-the holder the loose end 12 in theordinary manner I and wherein, also, the twine has been bound in thepoint of crotch 20.

One primary object of the present invention is fulfilled when the partsassume the positions illustratedin Fig. l by the drop of the ring 23until it rests upon the enlargement or stop 21. This function, the

binding ofthe twine within the" crotch 20, is caused by the weight ofthe ring, which, in falling, carries with it the twine on both sides ofcrotch 20 and, in passing the point of the crotch, positively draws thetwins intothe crotch sufliciently to bind it there. i

This drop of the ring and bindingof the twine 12? in thecrotch 20 takesplace simultaneously with the descent of weight 18, by. reason of whichit will be seen that during the time the weight-18 is traveling frointhe position level with the point of the crotch 20 to the bottom ofupright 13 it is causing a backward passageof twine through guide 17 andno passage of twine whatever through of a device performing thefunctions of ring 23 this objectionable feature is overcome in thepresent invention, as always, during the descent of take'up weight 18,that weight causes a full retraction of the free end 12* of the twine.

It not infrequently occurs that knots or other tangles are present inthe ball of twine used in a twine holder, and it is an advantage of thepresent invention that, by reason of the inclined position of the crotch20, as heretofore described, such knots or tangles will normally slipthrough the crotch 20 without catching therein and causing a break ofthe twine.

It is conceived that the twine holder may be used without a take-upweight, in which case, when the twine is broken after the tying of apackage, the dropping of ring 23 binds the twine in the crotch 20 andpre vents any casual passageof twine off the holder by such a force, forinstance, as a wind or the catching of the twine upon the clothing ofthe operator.

It is a further advantage of the present invention that the entirestructure may be made from wire, it being noted'in the drawings that allparts, including the take-up weight 18, are formed of bent wire.

The term upwardly opening applied to crotch 2O refers merely to thespreading of the sides of the crotch as they rise, and is not intendedto limit the structure to a crotch open at the top.

In the accompanying drawings and in the foregoing description is setforth the preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is obvious thatone skilled in the art may make modifications thereof without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1.- The combination of a pair of twine guides, an upwardly openingtension crotch therebetween, and an annular weight surrounding thecrotch and movable longitudinally thereof.

2. The combination of a pair of twine guides, an upwardly openingtension crotch positioned therebetween and at a level below that ofeither of the guides, and an an nular weight surrounding the crotch anda movable longitudinally thereof.

The combination of a pair of twine ing twine engaging portions onopposite sides of said crotch.

4:. The combination of a pair of twine guides, a tension crotchtherebetween, a

weight movable longitudinally of the crotch and having twine engagingportions on opposite sides of said crotch, and a stop limiting themovement of the weight in the direction of the point of the crotch.

5. The combination of a pair of twine guides, an upwardly openingtension crotch positioned therebetween, a weight movable longitudinallyof said crotch and having twine engaging portions on opposite sides ofthe crotch, and a stop below the point of the crotch limiting thedownward movement of the weight.

6; The combination of a pair of twine guides, an upwardly openingtension crotch positioned between the guides and below either of theguides, a weight movable longitudinally of the crotch and having twineengaging portions on opposite sides of the crotch, and a stop limitingthe downward movement of the weight after the weight has passed belowthe point of the crotch.

7. The combination of a pair of twine guides, an upwardly openingtension crotch therebetween, a tension weight movable longitudinally ofthe crotch and having twine engaging portions on opposite sides of thecrotch, and a take-up weight vertically movable between the crotch andone of the guides. V

8. The combination of a pair of twine guides, an inclined upwardlyopening tension crotchbetween and below the guides, an annular tensionweight surrounding the crotch and movable longitudinally thereof, and atake-up weight vertically movable between the crotch and one of theguides."

9. As an article ofmanufacture, a twine holder composed entirely of wireand combining a pair of twine guides, an upwardly opening tension crotchformed between and below the guides, an annular tension weightsurrounding the crotch and movable longitudinally thereof, anenlargement formed upon the crotch below the point thereof and ofgreater thickness than the inner diameter of the annulus, and a take-upweight vertically movable between the crotch and one of the guides.

10. In a twine holder, the combination of an upwardly opening tensioncrotch and a weight movable longitudinally of the crotch and havingtwine engaging portions on opposite sides outside of said crotch.

11. In a twine holder, the combination of an upwardly opening tensioncrotch, a weight movable longitudinally of said crotch" and having twineengaging portions on opposite sides of the crotch and a stop below thepoint of the crotch limiting the downward movement of the weight.

12. In a twine holder, the combination of an inclined upwardly openingtension crotch, a Weight movable longitudinally of the crotch and havingtwine engaging portions on opposite sides of said crotch, a twine guide,and a take-up weight vertically movable between the crotch and saidguide.

13. In a twine holder, the combination of an upwardly opening tensioncrotch, a

weight movable longitudinally of the crotch and having twlne engaglngportlons on opposite sides of said crotch, a stop limiting 15 themovement of the weight after the twine engaging portions thereof havepassed below the point of the crotch, a twine guide, and a take-upweight vertically movable between the crotch and said guide.

CHARLES J. PASURKA. lVitnesses: L. A. FALKENBERG,

H. M. GILLEsPIE.

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Washington, D. G.

